Silk spinner tying off a skein of silk

Interior of a scroll-mounting shop showing a man using a soft brush to remove air bubbles

Silk spinner tying off a skein of silk

Boy spinning silk outdoors

Boy spinning silk outdoors

Carpenter turning a piece of wood at a lathe

Carpenter turning a piece of wood at a lathe

Carpenter turning a piece of wood at a lathe

Carpenter using calipers to measure a piece of turned wood at a lathe

Kitchen of Niu Rou Wan, a Muslim grilled-beef restaurant, showing a chef rolling dough

Kitchen of Niu Rou Wan, a Muslim grilled-beef restaurant, showing a chef dividing dough into pieces

Interior of a scroll-mounting shop showing a man applying paste onto the back of a scroll painting with a brush

Interior of a scroll-mounting shop showing a man measuring the edge of a scroll painting

Interior of a scroll-mounting shop showing a man trimming the edge of a scroll painting with a steel paper knife

Interior of a scroll-mounting shop showing a man working on the edge of a scroll

Interior of a scroll-mounting shop showing a man touching up areas of loss on a scroll painting as it hangs on a drying board called a zhuang ban

Kitchen of Niu Rou Wan, a Muslim grilled-beef restaurant, showing a chef mixing ingredients

Kitchen of Niu Rou Wan, a Muslim grilled-beef restaurant, showing a chef putting food on a grill

Kitchen of Niu Rou Wan, a Muslim grilled-beef restaurant, showing a chef stirring food on a grill

Kitchen of Niu Rou Wan, a Muslim grilled-beef restaurant, showing a chef adding beef to a marinade